Lord Capulet Flashcards
‘death lies on her like an untimely frost/ Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
A4
-connotation of ‘flower’ - connotations of delicacy and fragility emphasising lord capulets sorrow over the fragility of Juliets life in her death. the superlative ‘sweetest’ further illustrates Juliets exceptional innocence and purity, suggesting that she was the epitome of sweetness and beauty among all children. However, despite her delicate nature, Lord capulets focus on duty and hatred blinded him to her vulnerabilities. His inability to recognise and protect Juliets fragility ultimately leads to her tragic demise.
-natural imagery - the natural image created through ‘frost’ and ‘flowers’ serves to emphasise the unnatural and premature death of Juliet. It also illustrates lord capulets remorse towards this unnatural and futile feud which produced this tragedy. Shakespeare uses lord capulet to show the tragic consequences of unchecked pride and hatred.
‘hang, beg, starve, die’
A3
-asyndetic listing - Lord Capulets venomous anger towards Juliets disobedience towards marrying Paris is shown through ‘hang, beg, starve, die’, the asyndeton intensifies his fury as he is so enraged he can only. think to utter violent insults at Juliet. His resort to verbal abuse signals a stark departure from the tenderness he once showed Juliet in act 1. instead he plays cruel indifference portraying him as having a tyrannical demeanour.
-patriarchy - Lord capulet symbolises the patriarchal and hierarchal structure of elizabethan society, where fathers held authority over their daughters and used their marriages to enhance their own social and financial standing. Juliets refusal was an assault on the patriarchy and a gross revolt against the natural order of society. This conflict highlights the conflict between adhering to social conventions and fulfilling ones duty. Lord capulet, consumed by duty and societal expectations, clings to these conventions even if It means sacrificing his daughters well-being.
